Next year, Intersolar Europe will once again increase its exhibition space. Two additional halls have already been reserved, meaning that in 2011 the exhibition's 2,000 exhibitors will occupy 14 halls and an outdoor exhibition area covering 155,000 sqm of exhibition space altogether. This?? corresponds to more than 15 percent growth over the previous year.
In addition to its size, the range of services offered at Intersolar Europe is striking. The areas of photovoltaics, PV production technology and solar thermal technology together cover all aspects of solar technology. We strongly believe in structured, intuitive organization. This allows visitors and exhibitors to maintain a clear overview of the various areas of focus despite the wealth of offerings, and to make their visit to Intersolar Europe as efficient as possible, explained Klaus W. Seilnacht, CEO of FWTM.
??International growth?
The success story of Intersolar has long been progressing beyond Europe's borders: under the umbrella brand of Intersolar, the leading international exhibition for the entire solar industry is today represented with four events on three continents. In 2008, Intersolar North America in San Francisco became the second exhibition after Intersolar Europe, followed by Intersolar India in 2009, which will be held in Mumbai starting in December this year.??
The beginnings
The cradle of Intersolar is Pforzheim, Germany. This is where it all started in 1991, then under the name of Solar`91. The exhibition's steady growth led to a change of location at the turn of the millennium, when Intersolar moved from Pforzheim to Messe Freiburg. By 2008, Freiburg, too, had become too small to accommodate the growing demand for exhibition space, leading Intersolar to find a new home at the New Munich Trade Fair Center.
Intersolar Europe is organized by Solar Promotion GmbH, Pforzheim and, since 2000, by Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH (FWTM), Freiburg. We started Intersolar to create a meeting point for all the solar industry's players, which would give them the opportunity to share their experiences of the international solar markets as well as product innovations and services. We wanted to actively promote the development of solar technology. Looking back at 20 years of Intersolar history, we are certainly justified in being proud of having achieved a great deal.
Intersolar Europe is today firmly established as the world's largest exhibition for the solar industry. It brings together players and markets in the international solar industry and has made a considerable contribution to solar technology covering an important part of energy supply today," says Markus Elsässer, CEO of Solar Promotion GmbH.?? ?
Intersolar Europe 2011 will take place at the New Munich Trade Fair Center, in Munich, Germany, from June 8 to 10.
